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#797CF9

#797cf9 ≈ Medium Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#797cf9 is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 47.45% red, 48.63% green and 97.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 51.41% cyan, 50.2% magenta, 0% yellow and 2.35% black. Its hue angle is 238.59°, with 91.43% saturation and 72.55% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.06:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7b68ee), ΔE 6.42.

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Web safe#6666ff
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Relative luminance0.2532

Complementary

  1. #797cf9
  2. #f9f679

Split complementary

  1. #797cf9
  2. #f9b679
  3. #bcf979

Analogous

  1. #79bcf9
  2. #797cf9
  3. #b679f9

Triadic

  1. #797cf9
  2. #f9797c
  3. #7cf979

Tetradic

  1. #797cf9
  2. #f679f9
  3. #f9f679
  4. #7cf979

Square

  1. #797cf9
  2. #f979bc
  3. #f9f679
  4. #79f9b6

Monochromatic

  1. #090ed0
  2. #3034f6
  3. #797cf9
  4. #c2c4fc
  5. #ebecfe

Shades

#797cf9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #797cf9
  2. #6d70e0
  3. #6163c7
  4. #5557ae
  5. #494a95
  6. #3d3e7d
  7. #303264
  8. #24254b
  9. #181932
  10. #0c0c19
  11. #000000

Tints

#797cf9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #797cf9
  2. #8689fa
  3. #9496fa
  4. #a1a3fb
  5. #afb0fb
  6. #bcbefc
  7. #c9cbfd
  8. #d7d8fd
  9. #e4e5fe
  10. #f2f2fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#797cf9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #797cf9
  2. #7a7ced
  3. #7a7de1
  4. #7b7dd5
  5. #7c7ec9
  6. #7d7ebd
  7. #7d7eb0
  8. #7e7fa4
  9. #7f7f98
  10. #7f808c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8a8a8a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8384c1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3d8ffd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2e85f6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4298af ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5b88fc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5681f7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5d8dd1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-797cf9 {
  color: #797cf9;
}
Background
.bg-797cf9 {
  background-color: #797cf9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-797cf9 {
  border: 2px solid #797cf9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #797cf9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 121 124 249;
  --color-primary-hsl: 239 91% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-797cf9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #797cf9, #b679f9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-797cf9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(121 124 249 / 0.35);
}

#7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 6.42 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 8.50 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 9.51 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 9.90 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 10.36 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 10.50 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 10.52 #868306 Inverted #8a8a8a Grayscale 

Medium Slate Blue
#797cf9  rgb(121, 124, 249)  hsl(239, 91%, 73%)  Medium Slate Blue
#f9f679  rgb(249, 246, 121)  hsl(59, 91%, 73%)  Icterine
#f9797c  rgb(249, 121, 124)  hsl(359, 91%, 73%)  Light Coral
#7cf979  rgb(124, 249, 121)  hsl(119, 91%, 73%)  Mint Green